VOA Appeals Court Stay Pauses Restoration

0:00and Appeals court panel stepped in Tuesday to pause a federal judge's order that would have brought hundreds of voice of America employees back from, paid leave. Over 1,000 workers now stay on administrative leave as the government appeals to March 17th ruling from U.S. District Judge Royce. Lamberth, in that process, could stretch out for months. Lamberth, a Reagan appointee, had directed the Trump administration to fully restore VOA operations after the agency faced an effective shutdown about. A year earlier, VOA has lent along with just a skeleton staff since Trump's executive order hit. Folks have felt the pinch with its global news broadcasts reaching 362 million people in 49 languages taking a major hit since World War 2 days. The three judge panel features a mix, Karen LeCraft Henderson from George H.W. Bush, Robert Wilkins from Barack Obama, and Gregory Katz's from Trump. Lamberth also ruled that Trump's pick, Carrie LeC, lacked the legal power for her moves at the agency.

1:03With the stay in place, VOA's path forward stays uncertain while the court sorts through the appeals, keeping everyone in limbo for now. This has been Canada News Today, powered by AI.